Graham Morgan - Supporting Business Development

Graham Morgan - Deputy CEO Elevator

Accelerating Aberdeen Business

Formerly Enterprise North East Trust

We are a private, ‘not for profit distribution’ company

- a Social Enterprise

What is Elevator?

Formerly Enterprise North East Trust

We are a private, ‘not for profit distribution’ company

- a Social Enterprise

What is Elevator?

Entrepreneurial Support

Supporting High Growth Businesses

Entrepreneurship in Education

What we do…

Entrepreneurial Support

Supporting High Growth Businesses

Entrepreneurship in Education

What we do…

Entrepreneurial

SupportBusiness Gateway - 2,500 interactions including 1,000

new starts in Aberdeen City/Shire.

Delivered on behalf of City and Shire Councils

employing 35 business advisers.

Offering broad based business support,

…also promoting the Broadband Connection Voucher

Scheme

Entrepreneurial

SupportBusiness Gateway - 2,500 interactions including 1,000

new starts in Aberdeen City/Shire.

Delivered on behalf of City and Shire Councils

employing 35 business advisers.

Offering broad based business support,

…also promoting the Broadband Connection Voucher

Scheme

Elevator has created Aberdeen’s first Business Accelerator

20 week programme - offering businesses of scale an

intense level of support:

Industry mentors, Raising finance, High level networking, IP

support, Private sector engagement, International

connection

Supporting the creation of

high growth businesses

Elevator has created Aberdeen’s first Business Accelerator

20 week programme - offering businesses of scale an

intense level of support:

Industry mentors, Raising finance, High level networking, IP

support, Private sector engagement, International

connection

Supporting the creation of

high growth businesses

Energy sector focus… but not exclusively

Part of the international Global Accelerator Network

(GAN)

Connecting strongly to “digital offshore”

opportunities

And it’s FREE!

Supporting the creation of

high growth businesses

Energy sector focus… but not exclusively

Part of the international Global Accelerator Network

(GAN)

Connecting strongly to “digital offshore”

opportunities

And it’s FREE!

Supporting the creation of

high growth businesses

Education plays an integral part within Elevator

Linking up students across the globe

Running hackathons and meetups

Entrepreneurship in

Education

Education plays an integral part within Elevator

Linking up students across the globe

Hackathons and meetups

Entrepreneurship in

Education

Demonstrate what digital technology can do for

business

Real time hands on facility

International VC connections

Interactive environment/equipment

Digital Demonstration

Centre

Demonstrate what digital technology can do for

business

Real time hands on facility

International VC connections

Interactive environment/equipment

Digital Demonstration

Centre

To support significant new business growth in the North

East of Scotland

To assist Aberdeen City and Shire build reputation as a

centre for entrepreneurial excellence

To enable businesses to bring innovative new products to

the energy market

To utilise the vast amounts of expertise and talent available

in the North East

Objectives of Elevator

First Accelerator programme launches March’15

Continue to partner with other innovation centres

(including RGU and Aberdeen University)

Ultimately, to expand the Elevator model to other

regions

What next?

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